At the Crossroads of Life: Belgraders’ Perceptions of Their Old Age
The paper presents the results of several years’ fieldwork among the elderly population in Belgrade. The study examines the attitudes towards old age of elderly Belgraders living alone, those living with their families, and also those living in the Gerontology Center nursing home. The position of el...
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University of Belgrade
2016-02-01
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| description | The paper presents the results of several years’ fieldwork among the elderly population in Belgrade. The study examines the attitudes towards old age of elderly Belgraders living alone, those living with their families, and also those living in the Gerontology Center nursing home. The position of elderly people in the social network in the Belgrade municipality of Vračar is also explored. In this era of longevity and at a time of global economic crisis which is also affecting Serbia, it would be useful to reconsider the concepts of successful aging, well-aging and healthy aging. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fada448d6fb43b5829e9c50e7b942e72022-12-21T20:29:37ZengUniversity of BelgradeEtnoantropološki Problemi0353-15892334-88012016-02-0153At the Crossroads of Life: Belgraders’ Perceptions of Their Old AgeSenka Kovač0Department of Ethnology and Anthropology Faculty of Philosophy University of BelgradeThe paper presents the results of several years’ fieldwork among the elderly population in Belgrade. The study examines the attitudes towards old age of elderly Belgraders living alone, those living with their families, and also those living in the Gerontology Center nursing home. The position of elderly people in the social network in the Belgrade municipality of Vračar is also explored. In this era of longevity and at a time of global economic crisis which is also affecting Serbia, it would be useful to reconsider the concepts of successful aging, well-aging and healthy aging.https://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/173 |
| spellingShingle | Senka Kovač At the Crossroads of Life: Belgraders’ Perceptions of Their Old Age Etnoantropološki Problemi |
| title | At the Crossroads of Life: Belgraders’ Perceptions of Their Old Age |
| title_full | At the Crossroads of Life: Belgraders’ Perceptions of Their Old Age |
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| title_short | At the Crossroads of Life: Belgraders’ Perceptions of Their Old Age |
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